Java EE 5 SDK

javax.persistence
Annotation Type JoinColumns


@Target(value={METHOD,FIELD})
@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
public @interface JoinColumns

Defines mapping for the composite foreign keys. This annotation groups JoinColumn annotations for the same relationship.

When the JoinColumns annotation is used, both the name and the referencedColumnName elements must be specified in each such JoinColumn annotation.


    Example:
    @ManyToOne
    @JoinColumns({
        @JoinColumn(name="ADDR_ID", referencedColumnName="ID"),
        @JoinColumn(name="ADDR_ZIP", referencedColumnName="ZIP")
    })
    public Address getAddress() { return address; }
 

Since:
Java Persistence 1.0

Required Element Summary
 JoinColumn[] value
           
 

Element Detail

value

public abstract JoinColumn[] value

Java EE 5 SDK

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